Mental Health Act 2014

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

1996 Act 590

accused 348

admission 4

adult 4

advance health directive 4

advocacy services officer 374(1)

Agency 4

application 379, 493

apprehension and return order 98(1)

approved form 4, 160

approved product information 304(2)

authorised hospital 4

authorised mental health practitioner 4

authorised person 161

Board 678

bodily restraint 4

bodily restraint order 226

carer 4

Carers Charter 305

CEO 4, 573(1), 574(1)

CEO of the Health Department 4

Charter of Mental Health Care Principles 4

Chief Mental Health Advocate 4

Chief Psychiatrist 4

child 4

child and adolescent psychiatrist 4

CLMI Act 4

close family member 4

commencement day 590, 678

community mental health service 4

community treatment order 4, 113

company 579(1)

complainant 305

complaint 305, 345(1)

Complaints Office 305

Complaints Office staff 305

complaints procedure 308(1)

continuation order 85, 113, 121(1)

continued community treatment order 590

continued inpatient treatment order 590

continued involuntary treatment order 590

corresponding law 551(1)

corresponding overseas authority 572(1)

decision 379, 471(1), 493

decision-maker 455(1)

decision or order 503(1)

detention period 85

Director 305

Director of the Complaints Office 4

discharge 4

disclosing CEO 573(2), 574(2)

document 4

electroconvulsive therapy 4

emergency psychiatric treatment 4

enduring guardian 4

enduring power of guardianship 4

excluded mental health service 323(1)

extension order 152(3)

file 4

first treatment period 118(1)

further opinion 121(5), 182(2)

GAA Act 4

general hospital 4

guardian 4

Health Department 4

Health Minister 4

health professional 4

hearing 379, 493

hospital 4

identified person 348

information about a proceeding 468(1), 502(1)

informed consent 4

initial order 645(1)

initial review period 386(1)

inpatient treatment order 4

intergovernmental agreement 551(1)

interstate authority 572(1)

interstate community patient 551(1)

interstate community treatment order 551(1)

interstate inpatient 551(1)

interstate inpatient treatment order 551(1)

interstate mental health service 551(1)

investigation 305

involuntary community patient 4, 113

involuntary inpatient 4

involuntary patient 4

involuntary treatment order 4

last review 387(1)

last review day 387(1), 646(2)

leave of absence 104

long-term voluntary inpatient 404

maximum extension period 389(1)

medical practitioner 4

member 379

mental health advocate 4

mental health practitioner 4

mental health service 4, 12(1), 252, 305, 348, 507, 572(1), 574(1)

Mental Health Tribunal 4

mental illness 4

Mental Impairment Review Tribunal 4

metropolitan area 4

Minister 4

month 201(2)

neurosurgeon 4

nominated person 4

nomination 4

notifiable event 138(1)

notifiable incident 525

nurse 4

occupational therapist 4

off-label treatment 304(2)

oral authorisation 211, 226

order to attend 128(2)

parent or guardian 4

party 379, 493

patient 4

patient’s psychiatrist 4

periodic review period 387(1)

personal information 4

personal possessions 259(2)

personal support person 4

person concerned 379, 493

person’s representative 334(1)

prejudicial conduct 345(1)

prescribed 309(1)

prescribed financial market 579(1)

prescribed number of days 387(1)

prescribed period 389(1)

prescribed person 317(1), 454(1)

prescribed provision 171

prescribed requirement 422

prescribed State authority 573(1)

President of the Tribunal 379

presiding member 379

private hospital 4

private psychiatric hostel 4

proceeding 379, 493

product information 304(2)

provide, 305

psychiatrist 4

psychologist 4

psychosurgery 4

publication day 676(1)

public hospital 4

publish 468(1), 502(1)

question of law 403(1), 441(1), 495(1)

registered service provider 326(1)

registered therapeutic goods 304(2)

registrar 379

registration board 4

registry officer 379

related person 579(1)

relative 316(1), 579(1)

relevant decision 389(1)

relevant document 247

relevant information 334(1), 523(1), 572(1), 573(1), 574(1)

relevant interest 579(1)

relevant record 334(1)

relevant written law 576(1)

remuneration 4

reportable incident 254(1)

requesting CEO 573(3), 574(3)

respondent 305

restricted information 461(1)

reviewable decision 455(1)

review period 118(1), 389(1)

review proceeding 455(1)

revocation order 101(1), 154(1), 581(3)

seclusion 4

seclusion order 211

serious adverse event 201(2)

service provider 305, 422

social worker 4

specified 676(1)

specified information 314(1)

staff member 4

State authority 572(1)

State inpatient 551(1)

substantial holding 579(1)

supervised person 4

supervising psychiatrist 4, 113

traditional healer 4

transfer approval order 557(1)

transfer order 66(1), 91(2), 555(1)

transitional matter 676(1)

transport officer 4, 147

treating practitioner 113

treating psychiatrist 4

treatment 4

treatment decision 4

treatment in the community 4

treatment order 397

treatment period 113

treatment, support and discharge plan 4

Tribunal 379

urgent non-psychiatric treatment 242(2)

voluntary inpatient 4

voluntary patient 4

witness 379

youth advocate 350(2)

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